paulapalooza's recommended reading and suchphilologist offers good reads, films, music(Untitled)- November 24, 2005 Rent I went to see Rent tonight and it was wonderful. Maybe you've read "Of Pugs and Viking Funerals"; maybe not. But I sat and thought about Suzanne and Jesse all through the movie. And I cried my eyes out. Suzanne's birthday is tomorrow.http://blogs.salon.com/0001520/2005/11/24.html#a288 (Untitled)- November 23, 2005 Statement of Belief Writing a statement of belief was difficult. I know the things I believe, but there are so many things I'm trying to believe or trying to find out if I believe. So far in my life I have had a blind faith-- I believe because. I've never tried to qualify why I believe it, but in the process of filling out paperwork and writing essays I find that I'm not sure why I believe what I believe. And I find that my Presbyterian doctrine has been challenged and..http://blogs.salon.com/0001520/2005/11/23.html#a287 (Untitled)- November 23, 2005 I just read the coolest thing and it has to do with all my posts for the past week, so I wanted to share it: God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.http://blogs.salon.com/0001520/2005/11/23.html#a286 (Untitled)- November 18, 2005 Perhaps the best thing to write was my "Brief Statement of Faith." I know this is a process, and surely I will change this as I change and grow, but here is what I submitted: 3) Write a brief statement of your personal faith describing what you believe about God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit and your relationship to them. I believe in one Triune God; one God experienced and revealed to us in three ways: God the Father, Creator, the God of Abraham and Isaac. A...http://blogs.salon.com/0001520/2005/11/18.html#a285 (Untitled)- November 17, 2005 The Questions 2) Describe briefly your understanding of what it means to you to be an inquirer. Please include the most important events, experiences, and persons that have prompted you to become an inquirer. I feel that becoming an inquirer is a chance for me to declare my calling and begin a process towards ordination. It is making a commitment to the entire process, not just for me, but for my family as well. For me to be an inquirer does not mean that I am...http://blogs.salon.com/0001520/2005/11/17.html#a284 (Untitled)- November 17, 2005 The Questions Okay, there is a set of questions in the application to become an Inquirer that I will be posting, one at a time, with my answer. As I look back on them they are flowery, over-done answers, but how do you answer a question like, "Describe yourself as a person" anyway Hmmmm Honestly now. So I may or may not post the answer I would have liked to submit as well. Questions for Reflection Reflect on and write responses to the following...http://blogs.salon.com/0001520/2005/11/16.html#a283 (Untitled)- November 15, 2005 As Planned Okay, about a month ago I posted that I would be posting my application to become and Inquirer and then, NOTHING HAPPENED. So I'm picking back up where I left off. To begin with, let me state that acknowledging the CALL personally is much easier than acknowledging the call publicly. And anyone who has received a call, and has been reluctant in admitting it, can profess the difficulty in acknowledging the call personally. To become Ordained in the...http://blogs.salon.com/0001520/2005/11/15.html#a282 |